Reply by PocketsFullOfSawdust

It has to do with grading the lumber. Boards that are less than 8’ do not qualify for FAS (Firsts and Seconds the highest grade). We’ve sold some beautiful cherry that was only 6’. We got a fantastic deal on it because it couldn’t be graded.

-- "I think that if I did not work with wood, my life would be a hollow emptiness." Jonas Wainwright